LA CREMA WINERY'S GUIDE TO. As specialists in cool-climate varietals, we like to choose a Pinot Gris, two Chardonnays and three Pinot Noirs.
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1 LA CREMA WINERY'S GUIDE TO WINE TASTING PARTIES Combining great wines, great friends and great food? What better way to spend an evening. guest list Consider your space how many people can fit comfortably around your dining room table or living room? Typically 5-8 guests is easiest for conversations. Also consider the level of your group s wine knowledge. Whether connoisseurs or casual wine fans, you can provide some quick tasting tips to help everyone come away with a better understanding of what's in their glass. party style Framing your tasting and choosing wine is part of the fun. Use location as your guide Napa, Sonoma and France, for example. Choose different varietals, or choose several examples of the same varietal to taste differences in terroir and style. As specialists in cool-climate varietals, we like to choose a Pinot Gris, two Chardonnays and three Pinot Noirs. how much wine to buy? For tasting: Taste = 2 oz pour ml bottle = 12 2 oz pours For enjoying: Standard glass of wine = 5 oz ml bottle = 5 glasses radius cup We recommend having two bottles of each wine you d like to sample, so you have enough to enjoy a full glass once the hard work of ranking is finished! stem base 1
2 serving temperature White Wine Serve between 45 and 50 F If white wine is served too cold, flavors and aromas will be masked. Too warm and they become flat and flabby. Chill whites for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Red Wine Serve between 55 and 65 F Red wine will seem excessively tannic and acidic if served too cold. Too warm, they will become overly alcoholic and lifeless. Chill room-temperature bottles for minutes in the refrigerator. glassware and supplies If possible, have one glass for each wine for each guest. Don t have a full rack of glasses? No worries. Another great option is one white wine glass and one red wine glass for each person. You can even just give everyone one glass choose one with a wide bowl and narrow rim. It s also good to provide water glasses for clearing the palate, and a dump bucket in case a guest prefers to empty their wineglass or spit instead of drinking each sample. Grab a few corkscrews, too! The day of your party, set out pens, wine score cards and a few of the Wine Words sheets (pg. 5) to help get discussion flowing. 2
3 nibbles Offer a neutral cracker to cleanse palates between wines. After the formal tasting is done, let everyone try their hand at wine-and-cheese pairings. Choose a selection of cheeses with diversity in mind. Source selections from different animals (cow, sheep, goat), different countries, and especially different flavor and textural profiles. A plate of three soft cheeses isn t nearly as exciting to your taste buds as a mixture of soft, semi-soft and hard cheeses. For example, triple crème brie, smoked gouda, goat cheese and Reggiano Parmesan. To pair, we enjoy: Chardonnay with Triple Crème Brie Pinot Noir with Fiscalini Cheddar Rose with Goat Cheese other ideas include: Honey or truffle-infused honey Marcona almonds Quince paste (membrillo in Spain) Dried figs or cherries Fresh grapes, figs, pears or apples Sliced fresh baguette, as well as something crunchy like crackers or crostini Hot Coppa Smoked Prosciutto Cold Smoked Salmon Gourmet Olives Peppadew peppers 3
4 serving & tasting Taste from lightest-bodied to fullest-bodied wine and use all your senses. 1. See: Notice color and clarity 2. Swirl: Swirl wine in the bowl of the glass to release aromas 3. Sniff: Take several short, deep sniffs. Get your nose right in there! 4. Sip: Roll the wine around your mouth. Slurp in a bit of air if you feel confident. 5. Savor: Swallow (or spit) and notice how the wine lingers in your mouth. 6. Share: Talk about it! Describe your experience and compare with your friends. What celebrity would this wine be? If this wine was a fashion accessory, what would it be? What food would you pair with this wine? What kind of book would pair with this wine? Who is the best person to share this with? 4
5 wine words Thought starters to help you describe what's in your glass. COLOR Garnet Brick Tawny Ruby Red Soft Red Red Brown Amber Gold Pale Gold Straw FRUIT Pear Peach Grapefruit Orange Lemon Tropical Green Apple Baked Apple Melon Strawberry Raspberry Blackberry Blueberry Cranberry Plum Bing Cherry Jam Raisin Prune FLORAL Rose Violet SPICE Herbal Anise Licorice Sage Cinnamon Clove Pepper Mint BAKING Chocolate Cocoa Cola Molasses Caramel Vanilla Butterscotch Custard Butter Cream Hazelnut Almond Toast VEGETABLE Mushroom Green Pepper Olive SAVORY Bacon Smoke Tabaco Leather Espresso Ocean Chalk Hay Straw Stone Forest Floor Dirt Mineral TEXTURE Lush Velvet Crisp Clean Chemical Full Light OTHER Ava Gardner in a Glass Barnyard Brooding Burt Rubber Burnt Toast Forest Floor Dirty, Sexy Tennis Shoes Fruit Bomb Petrol Voluptuous Tight Muscular Thin Sexy Alluring Sleek Syrupy Sappy Sassy Playful Bombshell Masculine Rugged Delicate Powerful Balanced Vivid Muted 5
6 wine scorecard Evaluate & Note Your Favorites wine #1: wine #2: wine #3: wine #4: wine #5: wine #6: 6
7 Winery Wine Vintage Varietal wine tasting mat 7
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